Re: [NTLK] The lightbulb of slowness

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jul 29 2004 - 07:32:53 PDT


Yeah, you're right...my bad...I'm not usually up this
early, and I guess I was still asleep.
Ed
web/gadget guru

--- Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:
> Martin Howard wrote:
> > What's with the little lightbulb icon that pops up
> in the centre top of
> > my Newton's screen every now and then? Loading
> IMDb's front page in
> > NetHopper places it there permanently... and then
> the machine freezes
> > up. Couldn't find any mention of it in any
> manuals.
>
> Ed is a bit confused.
>
> The lightbulb is a "system busy" type of thing -
> think of the hourglass mouse
> cursor on Windows or Mac or Linux. Similar thing
>
> The *star* means that there are applications
> minimized, or deferred events
> waiting for attention. Tapping on the star brings
> up a list of these apps /
> events.
>
> To get to your problem... you should probably look
> at using Newt's Cape. I
> use it to browse IMDb all the time from the couch.
>
> http://www.kagi.com/weyer/#NewtsCape

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